2. Make cocktails

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Gives yourselves a crash course in making cocktails and try your hand at some saucy elixirs. Source some bartending equipment (you’ll need at least a shaker, a strainer, a shot measure, and some ice) and the key ingredients for a few different types of cocktails — choose one favorite alcohol (such as vodka, gin or tequila) as the base for all of your cocktails and then you just need a variety of mixers and exotic fruits.

Hot tip: Those tiny hotel-room liqueur bottles are perfect for the additional alcohols you only need a bit of. Don’t forget the cheesy umbrellas.